Conway Stewart Churchill Disassembly (Lever-Fill)

[FPNRLCC]

Hi All,

 

Do you have any recommendation as to how I can properly disassemble this Churchill to access the sac and inspect it for potential replacement? 

 

The first two pictures show the a black chased Churchill. I applied heat to the section and the way it disassembled was at a point before where the sac was attached. The second photo shows that there seems to be a part that is attached to the barrel. I suspect that this part is what the sac attaches to. I'd like to know how best to remove it. 

 

For reference, I have another Churchill in woodgrain (third picture) that was easy to disassemble, with the part where the sac attaches to being removed as one unit with the section.

 

I'm hoping that the sac can easily be removed but I don't know if I need penetrant to loosen the part stuck to the barrel. Any help would be much appreciated!

[Ron Z]

That has to be knocked loose to pull it out.   It does take some force because it can be quite stuck.  I made a tool for doing that that keeps things centered, and hits the edge of the bushing to prevent breaking it by punching just in the middle. 

[FPNRLCC]

On 1/16/2021 at 1:11 AM, Ron Z said:

That has to be knocked loose to pull it out.   It does take some force because it can be quite stuck.  I made a tool for doing that that keeps things centered, and hits the edge of the bushing to prevent breaking it by punching just in the middle. 

 

Thanks Ron! That's very helpful. I managed to get it out eventually. Have you had any experience disassembling the caps of the Churchill and the Marlborough?